Our phones and devices become more and more expensive each year, while we also depend on them more as each day passes. You know that heart sink feeling when you can’t find your phone? We imagine that’s what it feels like to lose a child (okay, maybe it’s not that bad … but you know what we mean!). With the latest iPhone’s now costing around £800 – £1500, and replacement screens costing £250 – £400, considering whether you should take out a phone/gadget insurance policy to cover against loss, damage or theft is certainly a good idea! We’ve scoured the market for the best deals and level ..read more

The Money Plug Awarded Top 50 Millennial Finance Blog We are absolutely delighted to have been selected by Feedspot to be included in their Top 50 Millennial Finance Blogs. Feedspot’s editorial team extensively research leading blogs and social media pages to find market leading blogs, ranking them based on factors such as blog content quality, post consistency and blog traffic. Receiving this award highlights the high level of work we put into each and every piece of work we publish and we wanted to thank all of you, our valuable readers, and Money Plug community for continuing to ..read more

Revolut, the European banking and money transfer app has partnered with open banking API provider TrueLayer to add bank account aggregation features to its app. What is open banking? We all know the pain of logging into different banking applications to view our balances, or see the transactional activity in different accounts. If you have a well-managed account structure, it’s likely you have different accounts for receiving your salary or student loan, paying your fixed outgoings via direct debit, and then your day to day spending. Whilst managing accounts in this way helps kee ..read more

What is Monzo? Founded in 2015, Monzo (originally branded Mondo) is one of the many challenger banks seeking to change the way banking services are provided, using digital app-based solutions in place of traditional brick and mortar branches. With now over 3.6m users and an ambitious development plan to launch Monzo in the USA, is this the right digital app-based bank for you? Find out with our Monzo review below. Is my money safe? One of the most important things people often overlook is whether an app-based bank can actually work as a replacement for a traditional bank account ..read more

Why you should start investing in your 20’s On your path to mastering wealth and achieving financial independence, one of the greatest skills you will need to master is the art of saving and investing. It’s common knowledge that the earlier you start something, the sooner you will be able to master it. Take sport for example, the earlier in life you start practicing that sport, the better you are going to be at it. Just look at your favorite footballer, Olympic medalist or martial arts fighter – they all started at a young age to master their sport, and the same principle applies to your ..read more

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